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Friday, April 23, 2010

Lime and Coconut Chicken

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I had a lovely surprise today. I, quite by chance, discovered that One Perfect Bite had been featured, along with seven other blogs, in the prestigious Food Journal News:Best of the Blogs segment. My yelp and holler nearly scared Bob to death and were admittedly undignified for a woman my age, but they were a sincere measure of my excitement and delight. Those of you who have followed my blog from its inception, know that while I'm generally modest, I occasionally succumb to what I call powder pigeon moments. This was one of them, but I recovered quickly and went on to scrub the bathroom floor. Fame is fleeting and housework is a great equalizer. Now to the real find of the day. The Journal also selects a recipe each day and today's feature looked wonderful. It was Lime and Coconut Chicken from Chaos in the Kitchen, a blog that was new to me. I linked to the blog and discovered this and other wonderful recipes. What a treat! I urge those of you who are unfamiliar with Katie's work to visit her blog. You won't be disappointed. As it happened, I had everything needed to make the dish and it became tonight's dinner. I think you will really like this chicken. Bob loved it and he isn't always easy to please. My only suggestion would be to cut back slightly on the amount of salt you use. Another afterthought regards the sauce that is used in the recipe. I would double it. Until recently, we were told that marinades could be used for saucing if they were boiled for five minutes. Apparently, the ubiquitous "they" now feel this is not sufficient to kill contaminants that might cause food poisoning. The final choice is, of course, up to you. Here's the recipe. Enjoy!Lime and Coconut Chicken...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of Chaos in the Kitchen and Fine Cooking, Winter 2006

Directions:1) Trim fat from chicken breasts. Starting on thick side of the breasts slice chicken breasts almost in half, then open each like a book. Place each open breast between two pieces of plastic wrap, wax paper or inside a large, open, Ziploc bag. Using a small heavy pan, bottle or smooth meat mallet lightly pound out each breast into even thickness.2) Mix all remaining ingredients except fresh cilantro and lime wedges.3) Add chicken and marinade to a large bowl or ziploc bag and chill in refrigerator for up to two hours.4) Remove chicken from marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Boil continuously for at least 2 minutes, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t burn.5) In a heavy skillet or grill pan, heat a splash of oil over high heat. Cook chicken in batches to prevent over crowding in pan. Place breasts in the hot pan and cook without turning for a couple minutes. Flip breasts over and cook until other side is golden, it shouldn’t take long depending on the thickness of your chicken.6) Place cooked breasts on a plate in a warm oven or under foil while cooking next batch.7) Sprinkle with fresh lime juice and cilantro. Serve sauce separately. Yield: 4 servings.

Congratulations. You deserve it! And your powder pigeon story is so sweet!

I'm super careful about kitchen hygiene, but I've chosen to believe that if I boil the marinade for at least 5 minutes (I usually do it longer) it's fine and that any bacteria that we have to worry about is killed at 160 plus degrees F.

First, congratulations! Second, I love the way you responded..."I recovered quickly and went on to scrub the bathroom floor. Fame is fleeting..." this makes me love your blog even more! Third, as soon as I saw the title of the recipe the song"You Put The Lime in The Coconut" came to mind and is still rolling around my head. Fourth, now I have to go buy lime and coconut and make this delicious sounding recipe!Thank-you~ you put the lime in the coconut and....

Congratulations Mary. No one is more deserving than you. I can't imagine having the time or energy to feature something new every day. Your clock must have more hours than mine.

Great lime and coconut chicken. For some strange reason our supermarket in the mountains never has any peppers other than jalapenos. I use them as substitutes for Thai and serrano, but they are far from the same. They don't have the right kick. I may have to speak to the produce manager about it.

Congratulations! I'm not surprised that you'd be chosen - your recipes always strike that balance between do-able and different.We raise our own chickens, so I'm always looking for new chicken recipes and this one looks like something we'd really like. Thanks!

The chicken looks and sounds great! I have to say, I have never given a second thought to using marinade as a sauce... but I'm told I'm a little reckless when it comes to things like that. I've never had a problem, though!

Mary - Congratulations! Your blog is one that I check out constantly for the great recipes (with photos) and for your dialog..I keep learning at every post! (Plus you tell great stories)This chicken looks divine - something I would definitely like.

Congratulations Mary! I know I'm rather new to your blog, but from what I've read so far it's top notch and deserves this recognition and more.That lime-coconut chicken dish is not only mouth watering, it's superbly photographed!

I love Chaos in the Kitchen. What a great blog. The coconut and lime in this must have been outstanding...that is one of my favorite flavor combos. Pfft to that business about the marinade not being fine to cook. Nitpickers, if you ask me.

Mary~I was so delighted to see you stroll by for a visit.I'm sooo thrilled for you! Your culinary passion should be recognized...you pour yourself into your recipes and beautiful presentations.Now it's time for a book!!

Thank you for your sweet thoughts. Time and spring has brought healing.

Hi Mary, I am back. You probably think I forgot about you. No, but my visiting has suffered these past couple of months. Out out town and company consumed one whole month at different times and rendered me MIA quite a lot. I have missed coming over and enjoying your great recipes.

Congratulation on your recognition for your blog from the Food Journal News: Best of the Blogs. A huge honor and you deserve it with out a doubt. I can feel your excitement. I had a chuckle about housework being a great equalizer. So true.

This recipe sounds delicious. We eat a lot of chicken and a new recipe is always welcome. I will visit Katie's blog next and check it out.

Congratulations Mary! You go ahead and bask in that glory, girl! Your blog has been in my top 5 ever since I discovered it. And thanks for the link/info on the others. I'll check them out as soon as I catch up on sleep from traveling:)

Mary, this dish looks beautiful - wonderful combination of flavours. Congratulations also on making Best of the Blogs - very well deserved. I also love your story about your grandmother and the preening pigeon :-)Sue

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving such a kind comment ... and oh the delight of coming to visit on your blog, it is amazing, I am so inspired.Wow, how did I not know about this.Off to take a closer look, is that coffee still hot.Have a wonderful weekendx

Congratulations on your feature. You are a great blogger with a wonderful talent for holding your audience. You always bring a smile to my face with your stories. This recipe is similar to one that I have used for shrimp. Now I will have to give it a try with chicken. Thanks for keeping us smiling ;D

Hi Again Mary. I've come by to get the recipe for this chicken dish. I'm really excited to try it. I love coconut milk, but I've only ever had it in smoothies and ice cream. I'm eager to use it in a new way.And this sounds so delicious. Thank you. And blessings abound.

Mary, I did see that your blog had been posted and though I may not always agree with their choices, your blog is truly one of the best! Congratulations! And this chicken dish looks really lovely and flavorful. Great flavors.

I stopped by to see a chicken recipe (always cooking chicken at my house) and look what I walked into...a great honor for you...congrats! an introduction to a great new website, Food Journal....plus the great sounding chicken recipe!

My goodness this sounds really good! I also have an embaressing yelp that takes over me when I am garage saleing and I find something that I have been looking for and being patient to find for ummm $1 or maybe $2 then I yelp and people stare and i pay and run off in a frenzy! Well hugs and happy cooking,Olivia oh yes, stop by http://shabbychictreasures.blogspot.com/ I am giving away a pretty teapot!

Congratulations Mary! And, a lovely recipe. I think it's good sense to be hygienic in the kitchen,but you're right to be skeptical of all the advice on what is taboo. I think it's just the experts covering their collective rear ends in case someone gets sick and sues. My mom who never made any one sick used to defrost meat on the kitchen table!

This is so delicious! I wouldn't call myself a cook, but I wanted to try so I chose this recipe! I usually use a packet of spices from the grocery store when I bake chicken but this is my new go-to when I'm craving chicken! The lime is very pronounced and the coconut finishes. I made a separate sauce but I don't think it's necessary. I'll have left over sauce to make more Lime and Coconut chicken later this week! If you think it looks good wait until you taste it!

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